Getting started

Make sure to give the installation instructions a read.

Check the free foundation videos on how to get started building Umbraco sites. They're available from:

World's best community

You'll find our über active community working hard to help each other at Our Umbraco: https://our.umbraco.com

Upgrading from older versions

Make sure to read the upgrade instructions before you attempt an upgrade.

Found a bug?

We're happy to help you with any problems you encounter, so please report them in the issue tracker and mention you're using version 16.0.0.
Do a search first though, if the issue already exists, give it a "thumbs up".

v16.0.0

Status: Released

Released on Thursday, June 12 2025

There is a newer version available - v16.1.1

Recommended install from the command line:

dotnet new -i Umbraco.Templates::16.0.0
dotnet new umbraco -n "MyProject"
dotnet run --project "MyProject"

Or use any of the alternative ways to install Umbraco.

Release notes

Umbraco 16 🎉
Find all the details of the next major for Umbraco CMS in this blog post.

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